Having a Mary Heart in a Martha World: Finding Intimacy with God in the Busyness of Life: Includes a 12-week companion Bible study

Name: Having a Mary Heart in a Martha World: Finding Intimacy with God in the Busyness of Life: Includes a 12-week companion Bible study
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Rating: 4.8 (4123 reviews)
Author: Joanna Weaver

by Joanna Weaver

Self Help Religion Spirituality

4.8 (4,123)

4.8 stars from 4,123 reviews. Top 59% of Self Help books we track.

272 pages~4.5 hr readPublished by WaterBrook PressPublished 2000-01-01

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Perfect for you if...

You're exhausted from trying to do everything and feel guilty when you rest, wondering if taking time for prayer counts as being lazy.
You love Jesus but struggle with resentment about all the tasks on your plate, and you're desperate to find peace without abandoning your responsibilities.
You want a spiritual framework that makes sense of the constant tension between contemplation and action, with practical weekly study to work through it.

Maybe not for you if...

You're looking for a quick productivity hack rather than a genuine spiritual shift, and you're not interested in spending twelve weeks on reflection and Bible study.
You believe busyness is a virtue and that constant activity is how you prove your faith and worth.
You prefer theological debate to personal application, and intimate devotional writing feels too sentimental for your taste.

About this book

This book addresses the tension between spiritual devotion and active service, using the New Testament story of Mary and Martha as its foundation. Joanna Weaver explores how modern women often struggle to balance sitting quietly with God against the demands of daily responsibilities, experiencing weariness and inadequacy in the process. Weaver presents Jesus's invitation to choose "the better part"—a life of intimacy with God that naturally leads to meaningful service—as relevant to contemporary life. She examines how both contemplative and action-oriented approaches to faith can coexist with less stress and greater joy. The book includes a 12-week companion Bible study for individual or group study. A separate Study Guide and ten-session video series are available.

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